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# Seven Unique Projects Using Enercept SIPs

Posted by [Roberta Bartel](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/blog/author/enerceptadmin) on April 13, 2021

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Each year Enercept participates in the Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA) Building Excellence Awards.  Here are the seven projects Enercept submitted for 2021 ...

| ![Stencil front rendering-1](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stencil%20front%20rendering-1.jpg?width=3840&name=Stencil%20front%20rendering-1.jpg) | ![Front-Navajo-Blue-Travel-Plaza-Rendering](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Front-Navajo-Blue-Travel-Plaza-Rendering.jpg?width=1280&name=Front-Navajo-Blue-Travel-Plaza-Rendering.jpg) | ![opera house](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/opera%20house.jpg?width=1905&name=opera%20house.jpg) | ![www.sips.orgimagesthumbssocialBetz-Barn-view-3](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/www.sips.orgimagesthumbssocialBetz-Barn-view-3.jpg?width=470&name=www.sips.orgimagesthumbssocialBetz-Barn-view-3.jpg) | ![Uzarski-Banner-front-view-815x370](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Uzarski-Banner-front-view-815x370.jpg?width=815&name=Uzarski-Banner-front-view-815x370.jpg) | ![Weaver1](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Weaver1.jpg?width=7878&name=Weaver1.jpg) | ![Tiny Homes Village](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tiny%20Homes%20Village.jpg?width=5700&name=Tiny%20Homes%20Village.jpg) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

Award Categories:

- High Performance (any size or use category - judged only on  
  special High Performance features or certifications)
- Single Family ‘Small House’ under 900 sq. ft.
- Single Family Homes over 3,000 sq. ft.
- Single Family Homes under 3,000 sq. ft.
- Multifamily
- Agricultural
- Commercial/Industrial/Institutional Buildings under 10,000 sq. ft.
- Commercial/Industrial/Institutional Buildings over 10,000 sq. ft.
- Renovations (residential or commercial, includes additions and  
  retrofit insulated panels)
- Affordable Housing (excludes multifamily, home ownership cost  
  must be at or below 30% of median income for location)

Who is Eligible?

- The submitting company must be a current SIPA member in good  
  standing
- Structural insulated panels must be used on a minimum of 50% of  
  the building envelope, determined by square footage of exterior  
  walls and roof
- The SIPs used on the project must be provided by a SIPA member  
  manufacturer
- Installers, designers or other parties involved in the project who  
  are not SIPA members will not be recognized in awards materials.  
  However, builders or architects may apply for membership with their  
  entry, but must be full members in good standing prior to the closing  
  date for the entry to receive recognition.
- Project must be completed between January 1,2020 and December 31, 2020.

Judging Criteria:

Each entry is judged on the following criteria:

- Design and structural  
  engineering innovation
- Creative use of SIP  
  construction
- Environmental  
  sustainability

Enercept Entries:

Five of the seven projects submitted by Enercept SIPs were 2021 SIPA Building Excellence Award winners. Click on the project name to see more photos and information.

![Stencil front rendering-1](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stencil%20front%20rendering-1.jpg?width=350&name=Stencil%20front%20rendering-1.jpg)![award-yellow](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Enercept%20April%202018/gallery/award-yellow.png?width=91&name=award-yellow.png) [SIP Office Building in Sioux Falls, SD](https://info.enercept.com/sip-office-building-in-sioux-falls-sd)

 

![Navajo Blue Travel Center - night](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Navajo%20Blue%20Travel%20Center%20-%20night.jpg?width=350&name=Navajo%20Blue%20Travel%20Center%20-%20night.jpg)![award-yellow](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Enercept%20April%202018/gallery/award-yellow.png?width=91&name=award-yellow.png)[SIP Travel Plaza in Flagstaff, AZ](https://info.enercept.com/sip-travel-plaza-flagstaff-az)

 

![opera house](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/opera%20house.jpg?width=350&name=opera%20house.jpg)![award-yellow](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Enercept%20April%202018/gallery/award-yellow.png?width=91&name=award-yellow.png)[Opera House SIP Roof Renovation in Watertown, SD](https://info.enercept.com/opera-house-sip-roof-renovation-watertown-sd)

 

![www.sips.orgimagesthumbssocialBetz-Barn-view-3](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/www.sips.orgimagesthumbssocialBetz-Barn-view-3.jpg?width=350&name=www.sips.orgimagesthumbssocialBetz-Barn-view-3.jpg)![award-yellow](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Enercept%20April%202018/gallery/award-yellow.png?width=91&name=award-yellow.png)[SIP House and Workshop in Crested Butte, CO](https://info.enercept.com/sip-house-and-workshop-in-crested-butte-co)

 

![Uzarski-Banner-front-view-815x370](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Uzarski-Banner-front-view-815x370.jpg?width=350&name=Uzarski-Banner-front-view-815x370.jpg)

[Open Concept SIP House in Pulaski, PA](https://info.enercept.com/open-concept-sip-house-pulaski-pa)

 

![Weaver1](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Weaver1.jpg?width=350&name=Weaver1.jpg)

V[aulted Ceiling SIP House in Victor, ID](https://info.enercept.com/vaulted-ceiling-sip-house-victor-id)

 

![Tiny Homes Village](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tiny%20Homes%20Village.jpg?width=350&name=Tiny%20Homes%20Village.jpg)![award-yellow](https://3823653.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Enercept%20April%202018/gallery/award-yellow.png?width=91&name=award-yellow.png)[SIP Tiny Homes Village in Albuquerque, NM](https://info.enercept.com/sip-tiny-home-village-albuquerque-nm)

Find more beautiful Enercept SIP projects and award winners in our Gallery:[![Project Gallery](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3823653/cf846f08-648a-4107-b545-fe399a50a211.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3823653/cf846f08-648a-4107-b545-fe399a50a211)

 

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